Get Your AI Characters to Look Consistent Every Time

Have you tried creating characters with AI, only to find they look different in every image? It's a common problem. One picture is perfect, the next their face changes. It can be frustrating. After lots of testing, there's a simple process that helps keep your AI characters looking the same. This approach changes how you can use AI for things like stories or marketing material. You can make consistent, good-looking AI images using just a few free tools.

Why Consistency Matters for AI Characters

The biggest reason people fail to get consistent characters is they don't describe them well enough at the start. AI tools don't remember a character's face like people do. If you don't give specific details every time, the AI will make small changes. This means your character might look different in each new image.

Build a Strong Character Base

To avoid changes, you need a clear, detailed description for your character. Think of it like creating a character profile. The more detail you add, the better the AI can keep features the same. For example, don't just say "a detective with a long coat." Describe their face: "sharp angled face, glowing blue cybernetic eyes, a scar above his left eyebrow."

Add details about:

• Age

• Eye color

• Hair style and color

• Distinct facial features (scars, shape of nose/jaw)

• Build or body type

The more specific your profile, the better the result across different images.

Generate Your Character Right the First Time

Next, create your first image. You can use a free tool like ImageFX. Before you make the image, set a few things to help with consistency.

Key Settings to Use

• Style Presets: Always use the same style.

• High Contrast / Realistic Lighting: This helps make details stand out.

• High Detail Mode: More details often mean fewer random variations.

With your character description ready and these settings in place, generate your first image. This image will be the base for future consistent pictures.

The Secret to Same Faces: Locking the Seed

You have your first perfect image. You might think you're done. But if you try to generate a second image, your character might look a bit different. This happens because the AI creates the image from scratch each time.

Here is the simple trick: Lock the seed number. Most AI image tools use a 'seed' number as a starting point for generating an image. By using the exact same seed number for every image, you ensure the AI starts from the same visual point. This helps keep the character's face and main features consistent across different generations, even with different prompts.

If you handle many image generations, doing this manually for each one can take time. Tools that automate this process can save a lot of effort. Consider using a service designed for handling multiple AI generations efficiently.

Test Characters in Different Scenes

Once you can generate the same character consistently, try putting them in different places. You can keep the character's features the same while changing the background or scene. To do this, you add the new scene details to the original character prompt. Make sure you still use the locked seed number. The AI will generate your character in the new setting without changing how they look.

Using Your Character in a Story

Consistency is very helpful for telling a story with images. You can create a series of pictures showing your character doing different things while always looking like the same person.

Plan the Story Visually

Write a short story or outline key moments. For each key moment, describe the visual scene. Then, combine the scene description with your character's full profile description. Use the locked seed number for every image you generate for the story moments. This gives you a series of images showing your character acting out the story, all looking the same.

Generating many images for a story manually can be a lot of work. Automation tools can help you create these consistent images faster. Explore options that let you manage and generate multiple images based on your detailed character profiles and seed numbers. Check out the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT. It can help with generating consistent images if you work with Midjourney.

Bringing AI Characters to Life with Animation

Static images are good, but animation makes them more lively. You can use platforms like Diggan AI to turn your consistent image series into short videos. Upload your still image, add the scene description from your story, add music, and create a dynamic video clip. You can often get credits daily for free to try this out, though there might be a watermark.

Try the Method Yourself

This simple process can help you create consistent AI characters for any project. Start by building a detailed character profile. Generate the first image using key settings. Most importantly, lock the seed number for all future generations. Then, have fun putting your character into different scenes and stories. This method makes building visual narratives or character series much easier.

For those working with Midjourney and needing to create many consistent character images quickly, consider trying the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT. It can help streamline your workflow for generating characters and scenes.